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Poem by Hilaire Belloc


The Tiger


The tiger, on the other hand,
Is kittenish and mild,
And makes a pretty playfellow
For any little child.
And mothers of large families
(Who claim to common sense)
Will find a tiger well repays
The trouble and expense.



Hilaire Belloc


Hilaire Belloc's other poems:
  1. The Rebel
  2. Ballade of Modest Confession
  3. On the Gift of a Book to a Child
  4. The Bison
  5. Sarah Byng, Who Could Not Read and Was Tossed into a Thorny Hedge by a Bull


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